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Athletics At The 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 Metres Hurdles ...
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place August 5 and August 6. The final was won by Italian Ondina Valla. Results Heats ;Heat 1 ;Heat 2 ;Heat 3 ;Heat 4 Semifinals ;Heat 1 ;Heat 2 Final Key: OR = Olympic record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 80 Metres Hurdles Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sprint hurdles at the Olympics 1936 in women's athletics Ath Ath (; nl, Aat, ; pcd, Ât; wa, Ate) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbre, Ath, Bouvignies, Ghislenghien, Gibecq, Houtaing, Irc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Trebisonda "Ondina" Valla (20 May 1916 – 16 October 2006) was an Italian female athlete, and the first Italian woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal. She won it in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after establishing the new world record during the semi-final. Biography Born in Bologna, last after four brothers, she was named Trebisonda – a very unusual name for the country – after the Turkish town of Trabzon ( in Italian), which her father considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. However, she was nicknamed ''Ondina'', meaning "little wave". Ondina Valla stood out for her personality and her sports talent even as a young girl. She rivalled with Claudia Testoni at the school championships in their hometown, and they would remain opponents for the rest of their careers. Aged 13, Ondina Valla was already considered one of Italy's top athletes. The following year she became national champion and was capped for the national team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Eckert
Doris Eckert (10 February 1915 – 30 October 2005) was a German hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, .... She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References 1915 births 2005 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics German female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Germany Place of birth missing {{Germany-hurdles-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Records In Athletics
World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians. The only non-metric track distance for which official records are kept is the mile run. Criteria The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification of a world record are defined by World Athletics in Part III of the Competition Rules. These criteria also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games. The criteria include: * The dimensions of the track and equipment used must conform to standards. In road events, the course must be accurately measured, by a certified measurer. * Except in road events (road running and race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulejka Stefanini
Zulejka Stefanini (6 January 1912 – 27 March 2005) was a Yugoslav hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, .... She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References 1912 births 2005 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Yugoslav female hurdlers Croatian female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Sportspeople from Split, Croatia People from the Kingdom of Dalmatia Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Klusenwerth
Hilde Klusenwerth (15 July 1910 – 2 December 1999) was a German hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, .... She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References 1910 births 1999 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics German female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Germany Place of birth missing {{Germany-hurdles-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Atkins
Roxanne "Roxy" Andersen (née Atkins, 26 June 1912 – 6 September 2002) was a Canadian track and field athlete. She won a gold medal at the 1934 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and a silver medal at the 1936 US Indoor Championships. Apart from competing in athletics, Andersen was the Pacific chair of the Amateur Athletic Union from 1950 to 1976. In 1991, Andersen was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Personal life On 26 June 1912, Andersen was born in Montreal, Quebec. Andersen died in San Francisco, California on 6 September 2002. Andersen was married with no children. Career Andersen began her athletic career with the Canadian Ladies Athletic Club. She broke the Canadian record in the 80 metres hurdles event in 1932 and won gold in the Canadian hurdles championship in 1935. Additional records that Andersen held were in the 50 metres hurdles and 90 yards hurdles events. Competing in the United States, Andersen won gold at the 1934 USA Indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty Ter Braake
Catharina Elizabeth "Kitty" ter Braake (19 December 1913 – 20 June 1991) was a Dutch sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1913 births 1991 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Dutch female sprinters Dutch female hurdlers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Place of birth missing {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Schaller
Simone Estelle Schaller Kirin (August 22, 1912 – October 20, 2016) was an American hurdler who competed in the 80 m event at two Olympic Games. She placed fourth in 1932, and was eliminated in the semi-finals in 1936. Originally from Connecticut, she moved to California at the age of seven because of her father's asthma. Although she was athletically active during her school days, she had only taken up hurdling three months prior to her 1932 appearance and both of her Olympic placings were disputed at the time. After the Olympics she married a minor league baseball player and auto mechanic, Joseph Kirin, and worked as a food manager at a Temple City, California high school. At the time of her death, she was considered the world's oldest living Olympic veteran. Early life Schaller was born in Manchester, Connecticut, to a Swiss father and an Italian mother. Her family left Connecticut when Simone was seven and moved to Monrovia, California, because of her father's asthma. She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Machmer
Charlotte Machmer (born 13 August 1905, date of death unknown) was an Austrian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1905 births Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Austrian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Austria Place of birth missing Olympic female sprinters {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agaath Doorgeest
Agatha Maria "Agaath" Doorgeest (; 3 March 1914 – 8 December 1991) (in Dutch), '''', 10 December 1991. Retrieved 4 October 2023. was a Dutch . She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grethe Whitehead
Grethe Whitehead (24 June 1914 – April 2000) was a British hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, .... She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References 1914 births 2000 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics British female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Vrana-O'Brien
Anne Marie Vrana O'Brien (August 22, 1911 – July 30, 2007) was an American sprinter. She represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 100 meters and at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 80-meter hurdles. In 1932 she equaled the 80-meter hurdles world record, but fell at the Olympic Trials and missed the Olympics. Biography Anne Vrana was born in Schenectady, New York, to a Hungarian immigrant family. The family moved to California when she was young, and she took up running seriously as a student at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where she was coached by 1924 Olympian Otto Anderson. She joined the Pasadena Athletic Club, which had a women's track and field team. At the 1927 AAU championships, her first significant meet, she placed second in the long jump and ran on the winning 4 × 110 yard relay team; she false started in the 100 meters, which she had considered her best event. In her early years Vrana copied Charley Paddock's jump finish in her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
